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In France in 1589, who became the first king of the Bourbon dynasty?
Henri III
Henri III
Henri IV
Henri IV
Henri I
Henri I
Henri II
Henri II
In 1946, which European country’s king quit after just 35 days on the throne following a national referendum?
Spain
Spain
Greece
Greece
Belgium
Belgium
Italy
Italy
Which English monarch was known as Henry Bolingbroke?
Henry VII
Henry VII
Henry IV
Henry IV
Henry III
Henry III
Henry I
Henry I
In ancient history, which king succeeded David?
Balthasar
Balthasar
Saul
Saul
Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar
Solomon
Solomon
Which king died of leprosy at Cardross Castle in 1329?
Robert The Bruce
Robert The Bruce
William The Conqueror
William The Conqueror
Henry Of Navarre
Henry Of Navarre
Ethelred Unready
Ethelred Unready
Which of these was the wife of Henry VIII before the others?
Catherine Parr
Catherine Parr
Anne of Cleves
Anne of Cleves
Catherine Howard
Catherine Howard
Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour
Which relative did Queen Victoria replace on the throne?
Grandfather
Grandfather
Father
Father
Uncle
Uncle
Brother
Brother
To which of his wives was Henry VIII married for the longest time?
Catherine Parr
Catherine Parr
Anne of Cleves
Anne of Cleves
Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon
Edgiva of Kent was the third wife of which English king?
Edward the Elder
Edward the Elder
Edgar the Atheling
Edgar the Atheling
Ethelred the Unready
Ethelred the Unready
Athelstan the Glorious
Athelstan the Glorious
Who was Henry VIII’s elder brother who died before coming to the throne?
George
George
Edward
Edward
William
William
Arthur
Arthur
Who was Queen between 1702 and 1714?
Victoria
Victoria
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Mary
Mary
Anne
Anne
Who was the last male to succeed a female monarch?
Henry IV
Henry IV
Richard III
Richard III
George III
George III
King Edward VII
King Edward VII
In 9th century England, Danelaw included the Five Boroughs. Which of these was NOT one of the boroughs?
Northampton
Northampton
Leicester
Leicester
Nottingham
Nottingham
Derby
Derby
Against which English monarch was the Ridolfi Plot hatched?
Henry V
Henry V
Edward VII
Edward VII
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I
Charles II
Charles II
Who was the second wife of Ethelwulf, king of England in the 9th century?
Edith of Wessex
Edith of Wessex
Judith of Flanders
Judith of Flanders
Wulfrida
Wulfrida
Mathilda
Mathilda
When Queen Victoria was born, where was she in line to the throne?
4th
4th
6th
6th
5th
5th
7th
7th
In a deck of English playing cards, which king’s costumes were used as a basis for those of the kings on the cards?
George V
George V
Henry VIII
Henry VIII
Edward VII
Edward VII
Charles II
Charles II
Which of these 9th century Kings of England reigned before the others?
Ethelbert
Ethelbert
Ethelbald
Ethelbald
Ethelred
Ethelred
Ethelwulf
Ethelwulf
Who was Henry VIII’s third wife?
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn
Catherine Parr
Catherine Parr
Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour
Which king of France was known as the Sun King?
Louis XVI
Louis XVI
Louis XV
Louis XV
Louis XVIII
Louis XVIII
Louis XIV
Louis XIV
Which king had been Prince Regent for 10 years before taking over the throne on the death of his father?
George I
George I
George III
George III
George IV
George IV
George II
George II
Which of these was the name of one of the children of King Harold who was defeated at the Battle of Hastings?
Edith Swan-neck
Edith Swan-neck
Edgar Black-eyes
Edgar Black-eyes
Edmund Bluebeard
Edmund Bluebeard
Edward Longshanks
Edward Longshanks
In which county was Alfred the Great born?
Dorset
Dorset
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Somerset
Somerset
Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Which English king was also known as ‘Lion of Justice’?
Stephen
Stephen
Richard II
Richard II
William II
William II
Henry I
Henry I
In the 9th century, over which part England did Alfred the Great rule?
Five Boroughs
Five Boroughs
Mercia
Mercia
East Anglia
East Anglia
Wessex
Wessex
Which King’s slogan was ‘No Bishop, No King’?
James I
James I
Henry V
Henry V
Charles II
Charles II
Edward VIII
Edward VIII
Since 1066, how many King Edwards has Britain had?
2
2
8
8
4
4
6
6
Which of these early English kings was murdered?
Edmund the Magnificent
Edmund the Magnificent
Egbert
Egbert
Ethelred the Undready
Ethelred the Undready
Edward the Elder
Edward the Elder
Remembered as one of their worst kings ever, over which group of people was Vortigern a 5th century ruler?
Saxons
Saxons
Angles
Angles
Britons
Britons
Jutes
Jutes
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